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with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american people. on bill after bill that we wanted to pass, if the filibuster had had to be done out in open, before colleagues, before the public, we would have had the momentum to be able to get that legislation passed, because we were in sync with where the country wanted to go. but the group today put forward the proposal that basically is designed to pull the rug out of this reform effort. >> the argument that folks like senator mccain make is that, yeah, this might sound good to you now, be if you are in the minority, you are going to regret touching the filibuster at all, and you'll particularly regret setting a
with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american...
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i think senator levin is absolutely correct. they will bring up the military retiree question again and we will pursue that and we need to fix it. but there is a lot that needs to be fixed in this budget. it's not an ideal budget but it's something able to get us the stability we need and take away the threat of another government shutdown. >> let's talk about that because as you point out, unemployment benefits, one big caveat in all of this where there's a lot of concern but the other unpopular provision is cutting the inflation increase in pensions for our military retirees under the age of 62. on "morning joe" tim kaine in the senate said it was put in as a compromise with the house, but he and other democrats, they're promising to make this fix. do you see that as happening and happening quickly? >> i hope so. it's important for folks to answer the question if many of the republicans i know who oppose this, they have to ask themselves why did their come patriot, paul ryan, insist that that provision be included when we coul
i think senator levin is absolutely correct. they will bring up the military retiree question again and we will pursue that and we need to fix it. but there is a lot that needs to be fixed in this budget. it's not an ideal budget but it's something able to get us the stability we need and take away the threat of another government shutdown. >> let's talk about that because as you point out, unemployment benefits, one big caveat in all of this where there's a lot of concern but the other...
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they're trying to match up with guys like glenn beck and mark levine. you want prove? watch this wild and crazy set of reasons for opposing this deal. they oppose it because it funds the affordable care act. of course it does. it's law. the new budget deal moves in the wrong direction. it spends more taxes and allows continued funding for obamacare. i condition k. not support. okay that, is predictable. mike lee from utah told fox today that deal was literally putting lives in danger. >> i can't vote for a bill that i fundamentally disagree with. >> ryan murray budget was billowed around reversing billions of dollars in cuts to the military. the whole of this deal was to protect the military. anyway, then there is this bit of tortured logic from marco rubio. he says he's opposing the deal in part because it would shut down the government ultimately. he said, that's right. he actually said that and you heard it right. >> i don't want a shutdown. this contribute and we're going to have a real shutdown. it's not because we can't pass a law but because we have a debt crisi
they're trying to match up with guys like glenn beck and mark levine. you want prove? watch this wild and crazy set of reasons for opposing this deal. they oppose it because it funds the affordable care act. of course it does. it's law. the new budget deal moves in the wrong direction. it spends more taxes and allows continued funding for obamacare. i condition k. not support. okay that, is predictable. mike lee from utah told fox today that deal was literally putting lives in danger. >>...
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can adam levine sell it. celebrities, are sensitive around their own brand and protecting them, there has been messaging nightmares in and around the rollout, it is al most a testament to them believing in the goodness that it offers that you are getting people like adam levine to go out there and say, listen this thing is a big deal. go sign up for it. obama did well, fund-raising. celebrities on the campaign trail both times. people that are lil' to the president. they want to help him. they feel for him. think he is getting a tough ride here. a lot are at the moment. volunteering, funny or die put out videos which you showed. earlier this year. doing that as a volunteer effort. and really saying that, that they're in it for the long haul and they want to get young people signed up especially as the deadline gets closer. of course, young people have to soon up by december 23rd. to get coverage effective january 1st. all people do. >> it is worth, worth noting that even in, in flossie glossy hollywood tinsel
can adam levine sell it. celebrities, are sensitive around their own brand and protecting them, there has been messaging nightmares in and around the rollout, it is al most a testament to them believing in the goodness that it offers that you are getting people like adam levine to go out there and say, listen this thing is a big deal. go sign up for it. obama did well, fund-raising. celebrities on the campaign trail both times. people that are lil' to the president. they want to help him. they...
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joining us now is ezra levin. co-founder of indivisible. mr. levin, it's nice to see you. thank you for making time. >> great to be here, rachel. >> what do you think is going to happen tomorrow? >> i think we're going to see us get off to the races tomorrow. look, we are not headed towards a brick wall. we're headed towards a little bit of a speed bump, but this is all part of the plan. so, we've got to put tomorrow in context. there were several steps to this dance of legislation coming up. first the for the people act had to pass the house. it did that. then it had to go through the senate process, go through the committee process, go through markup, go through vote. it's done all that. now, the next step in this process is we have to debate whether there will be a debate. that is what the vote is tomorrow. the vote tomorrow is not the for the people act. the vote is should the senate consider the for the people act. this is what we're sure is going to happen. mitch mcconnell and the entirety of the republican caucus is going to say, nope, we don't want to debate voting
joining us now is ezra levin. co-founder of indivisible. mr. levin, it's nice to see you. thank you for making time. >> great to be here, rachel. >> what do you think is going to happen tomorrow? >> i think we're going to see us get off to the races tomorrow. look, we are not headed towards a brick wall. we're headed towards a little bit of a speed bump, but this is all part of the plan. so, we've got to put tomorrow in context. there were several steps to this dance of...
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rachel levine. admiral levine, we're so glad to have you on the show. thank you very much for your perspective. we really hope to have you back. >> my pleasure. thank you. pleased to be back. >> so in other news, new comments today from the man who's arguably the most powerful republican on capitol hill right now and the one who might want to be. both talking about just who should be in charge if the gop were to take back control of the senate come november. we've been reporting on and watching for weeks this sort of simmering fight, simmering debate happening a little bit publicly between mitch mcconnell and senator rick scott of florida. remember, it started back when senator scott, who's in charge of electing more republicans in the midterm, put out an 11-point rescue america plan, something that was almost immediately criticized by mcconnell and other top republicans for its tax policy. but folks who watch the hill saw this as maybe an indication scott could be looking at a challenge to mcconnell's leadership. senator mcconnell, though, not shying a
rachel levine. admiral levine, we're so glad to have you on the show. thank you very much for your perspective. we really hope to have you back. >> my pleasure. thank you. pleased to be back. >> so in other news, new comments today from the man who's arguably the most powerful republican on capitol hill right now and the one who might want to be. both talking about just who should be in charge if the gop were to take back control of the senate come november. we've been reporting on...
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. >> susie levine put a new twist on an old tradition. she is the first to take an oath over an electronic device. she was sworn in with an e-reader preloaded with a copy of the u.s. constitution. does that count? i guess it does. >>> in navy tradition, mrs. obama's initials are being welded to a new submarine. she attended a ceremony to commemorate the structure on the future uss illinois. >>> seattle's city council has voted to raise the minimum to $15 an hour. the highest in the nation. the increase will take place over several years for most employees based on their employer. >>> a republican candidate running for congress in arizona is drawing attention for changing his name. according to the arizona capitol times, scott this ler paid to change his name to caesar chavez. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> joining me in studio, columnist and analyst ellis heniken. that is your real name. >> feel free to call my cesar chavez. >> speaking of names, there's been a lot of criticism over bowe bergdahl. and now hillary
. >> susie levine put a new twist on an old tradition. she is the first to take an oath over an electronic device. she was sworn in with an e-reader preloaded with a copy of the u.s. constitution. does that count? i guess it does. >>> in navy tradition, mrs. obama's initials are being welded to a new submarine. she attended a ceremony to commemorate the structure on the future uss illinois. >>> seattle's city council has voted to raise the minimum to $15 an hour. the...
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three senators including karl levin broke with democrats to vote against the change. in an unscheduled visit to the white house briefing room, president obama argued that the move was necessary to break an unprecedented level of gridlock. >> the vote today is an indication that senators believe as i believe that enough is enough. what's at stake is not my ability to fulfill my constitutional duty. what's at stake is the ability of any president to fulfill his or her constitutional duty. >> the senate fight has been mostly over the president's picks for federal judgeships as republicans fear. these appointments will tip the balance in the courts away from the gop, particularly in the d.c. circuit. while democrats have a 55-45 majority, the 45 republicans can hold up and stop any presidential appointment they choose. things have escalated in the past few weeks after republicans successfully blocked three nominees to the d.c. circuit. this is the country's second highest court. they hear a lot of challenges to regulations made by the federal government. pretty important
three senators including karl levin broke with democrats to vote against the change. in an unscheduled visit to the white house briefing room, president obama argued that the move was necessary to break an unprecedented level of gridlock. >> the vote today is an indication that senators believe as i believe that enough is enough. what's at stake is not my ability to fulfill my constitutional duty. what's at stake is the ability of any president to fulfill his or her constitutional duty....
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also with us, democratic congressman andy levin of michigan. he's a member of the house foreign affairs committee. he was also in the room today during william taylor's deposition. and with us is evelyn farkas. former secretary of defense in the obama administration. she served on the staff of the senate armed services committee for seven years and she also served on the staff of the house foreign affairs committee. she's an msnbc national security analyst. and we are going to break with protocol tonight because as in congressional hearings, we usually go by congressional seniority here, but i want to start with the freshman. i want to start with representative andy levin because you said today when we were just a couple hours into this testimony that this was your -- how did you put it? your worst day so far in service in the house? >> i think the most disturbing day, lawrence, i think is what i said. >> and what was it that you were hearing that left you with that? >> well, i am really intent on honoring our process, and i think it's a proces
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joining us tonight is ezra levin. he's a co-founder of the group indivisible, helping folks to organize all across the country. they've taken point in as best they can when it comes to the health care bill. mr. levin thank you for joining us on short notice tonight. i appreciate you taking the call. >> thanks for calling me. >> you've heard my take on why this is big news tonight and where i think this comes from. as somebody who has been, really, involved as these indivisible groups across the country have mobilized so aggressively on this, are you seeing this tonight as a victory? are you cautious in viewing what's happening here? do you think you've won? >> so this is absolutely a win. i think the way you framed it was absolutely right. that change is coming to washington. it is not starting in washington. we are, as of thursday, six months into the trump presidency. there's a unified conservative republican government, the likes of which we have not seen in over a decade. and yet they have yet to pass a single sig
joining us tonight is ezra levin. he's a co-founder of the group indivisible, helping folks to organize all across the country. they've taken point in as best they can when it comes to the health care bill. mr. levin thank you for joining us on short notice tonight. i appreciate you taking the call. >> thanks for calling me. >> you've heard my take on why this is big news tonight and where i think this comes from. as somebody who has been, really, involved as these indivisible...
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and ezra levin is with us. he helped force the issue of health care to the forefront of last year's congressional campaigns. he was a major strategist of that. he is the executive director of the indivisible project. they are both joining us now. professor goolsbee, strangely the national debt is the only thing that donald trump is building in his presidency. >> yeah. look, he's building up some other debts, too, but the thing that's hard to wrap your head around is if you take the tax cut, it's even bigger than $1.5 trillion. that was the official price tag, but now we see it's more than $2 trillion, okay? so if you have something like 50,000 -- >> austan, let me just stop you on that. so you're saying that the original estimate when the cut was being legislated was about $1.5 trillion, but now in actual practice, which often happens, they're discovering the prediction was off. its bigger than that? >> yeah, and, look, they rushed it through without a score because they knew perfectly well it was going to get
and ezra levin is with us. he helped force the issue of health care to the forefront of last year's congressional campaigns. he was a major strategist of that. he is the executive director of the indivisible project. they are both joining us now. professor goolsbee, strangely the national debt is the only thing that donald trump is building in his presidency. >> yeah. look, he's building up some other debts, too, but the thing that's hard to wrap your head around is if you take the tax...
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we're going to ask congressman mike levin about the climate crisis. also want to know where the future of the republican party is headed? all you've got to do is look at that controversial abortion ban in texas. it is a warning. let's get started. >>> so we are following new developments in the battle to get to the bottom of what happened on january the 6th. the house select committee investigating the riot at the capitol is threatening to slap steve bannon with a criminal contempt referral if he doesn't comply with the requests to hand over documents. his lawyer said he won't cooperate. plus, the white house is shutting down the former president's attempts to withhold documents about that day, but we begin tonight with chilling details of how close our democracy came to collapsing. how a mad president trying to overthrow the results of the election and the will of the american people. it is a plot that might have succeeded if not for the courage of a handful of people in the justice department. a 394-page report released thursday by the senate judici
we're going to ask congressman mike levin about the climate crisis. also want to know where the future of the republican party is headed? all you've got to do is look at that controversial abortion ban in texas. it is a warning. let's get started. >>> so we are following new developments in the battle to get to the bottom of what happened on january the 6th. the house select committee investigating the riot at the capitol is threatening to slap steve bannon with a criminal contempt...
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. >> joining our discussion now, ezra levin, executive director of the indivisible project. and ruth marcus is back with us. and ruth, to what senator collins just said there, should she be satisfied if she hears judge kavanaugh say that he believes roe versus wade is settled precedent? >> no. and to quote or somewhat quote bill clinton it somewhat depends on what the meaning of settled is. senator collins was saying last week or the week before that she didn't think justice gorsuch would vote to overrule roe. that was just after justice gorsuch had voted in a 5-4 majority to overrule another 40-plus-year-old precedent. so the wavering senators, and i suspect as they waver they will either -- they will stick together and we'll either see most likely the two of them voting to confirm judge kavanaugh or they'll defect together, not one peeling off and the other one going the other way. but they will hear in what judge kavanaugh says kind of what they want to hear because every nominee gets before the judiciary committee and talks about their respect for precedent and ticks thr
. >> joining our discussion now, ezra levin, executive director of the indivisible project. and ruth marcus is back with us. and ruth, to what senator collins just said there, should she be satisfied if she hears judge kavanaugh say that he believes roe versus wade is settled precedent? >> no. and to quote or somewhat quote bill clinton it somewhat depends on what the meaning of settled is. senator collins was saying last week or the week before that she didn't think justice gorsuch...
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i love seeing that. >> ezra levin, thanks for talking to us tonight. it's a big busy night with the breaking news. >> tomorrow is a big busy day, a national day of action. keep this pressure on and we'll kill this bill. >> magain the republican effort to repeal obamacare appears to have fallen apart. as you heard ezra levin say, a cofounder of a group nationwide organizing efforts that's really been trying to stop the republican effort to repeal obamacare. you heard him say this is not over. kraushsly optimistic. but four republican senators saying they'll vote no is enough to kill it. i for one was not expecting this development tonight. we'll talk the one of the democratic senators on the democrat side of the bill to get his perspective on how final this victory is. senator chris murphy from connecticut is going to join us live next. stay with us. boost. it's about moving forward, not back. it's looking up, not down. it's being in motion. in body, in spirit, in the now. boost® high protein it's intelligent nutrition with 15 grams of protein and 26 v
i love seeing that. >> ezra levin, thanks for talking to us tonight. it's a big busy night with the breaking news. >> tomorrow is a big busy day, a national day of action. keep this pressure on and we'll kill this bill. >> magain the republican effort to repeal obamacare appears to have fallen apart. as you heard ezra levin say, a cofounder of a group nationwide organizing efforts that's really been trying to stop the republican effort to repeal obamacare. you heard him say...
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but sandy levin has a bill that is i'd wall. all bhoehner has to do is make those changes on the noor. the idea that they would love to pass this senate bill. but the constitution is stwandig in their way. okay, this is over. you are boeing to fold, when are you going to fold. the senate has lith rated tax bills many peoples. at an be stutionist's toog. the variety of of ways to get around that. but i want to listen to something within the host on foxness about how the president has handled this situation. >> he's basketball ueen using t great skill to shatter the doubt of the house. his objective from the very beginning was to break the will of the republicans and great an internal civil war. and he has done that. from insisting on day one that republicans have to race rates. he says that is what he will in visit upon flt he knew it will great a crisis and he did. >> between mcxho donald world al add. we are deeply think and al ilt ce in wonderland for hours before we hit the deadline. the idea of the tax bill, when i was liste
but sandy levin has a bill that is i'd wall. all bhoehner has to do is make those changes on the noor. the idea that they would love to pass this senate bill. but the constitution is stwandig in their way. okay, this is over. you are boeing to fold, when are you going to fold. the senate has lith rated tax bills many peoples. at an be stutionist's toog. the variety of of ways to get around that. but i want to listen to something within the host on foxness about how the president has handled...
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and we are joined now by phone by ezra levine, he is the co-executive director of indevisible. i saw you discussing this last night with rachel maddow. we don't have cameras everywhere. what are some of the other places we should know about tonight? >> lawrence, it's incredible. there is a literal snowstorm rolling across the united states, and exact same time there's a storm of restless energy in literally every single state in the nation from alaska to florida to texas to maine. you discovered some of them, but there are a dozen events spread throughout arizona. this is in ajo at well and there are eight events spread across iowa, a dozen across maine. we have a thousand people showing up in louisville, kentucky. the group leader said hey that's a thousand more for the election next year. it's much bigger than that. this is in red states, this is in urban areas and rural areas. this is all over the country and people showing up in numbers that we just have not seen for a while saying that they want to see their representatives and senators hold this administration accountable
and we are joined now by phone by ezra levine, he is the co-executive director of indevisible. i saw you discussing this last night with rachel maddow. we don't have cameras everywhere. what are some of the other places we should know about tonight? >> lawrence, it's incredible. there is a literal snowstorm rolling across the united states, and exact same time there's a storm of restless energy in literally every single state in the nation from alaska to florida to texas to maine. you...
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>> i don't know what levin and glenn beck believe because it's too scary to look into their souls. while there's a fight between them and heritage action and boehner and cantor and republicans who want to be grown-ups in divided government, this is going to be arbitrated not by either side but by the republican/conservative base. one reason why the party and the tea party have lurched to the right is that's because where the votes have been for the last -- let me just finish. ever since obama started this gigantic backlash. they're going to be fighting, whether it's boehner or rush limbaugh, for the heart and soul of this extreme body that's taken over the -- >> what's the obama backlash? >> i mean once obama got elected. >> yeah. right. what do you do when you have a president you consider a left-wing guy for all other reasons? they think he's a left winger. what do you do? do you fight with him continu continually, say no, no, no until he's gone? eight years, the guy's gone. or say, -- boehner said, i'm 1 of the government, i'm the house, i don't have the senate, i don't have the
>> i don't know what levin and glenn beck believe because it's too scary to look into their souls. while there's a fight between them and heritage action and boehner and cantor and republicans who want to be grown-ups in divided government, this is going to be arbitrated not by either side but by the republican/conservative base. one reason why the party and the tea party have lurched to the right is that's because where the votes have been for the last -- let me just finish. ever since...
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and ezran levin, of in tkweusable. good to see you both. kris, let me start with you. what the speech enough tonight? was it enough, dare i ask, to address this national emergency? >>l i think president biden ju speech of a lifetime, to be honest. b and it's one that he has prepared for for many years. first of all, he really acknowledged the huge emotional toll this kind of mass shooting is taking on the national populus all across the country. he was with the families.e he shared the experience of being with them and feeling their pain. and also understanding why so many americans across this country are wondering why, why do we allow this to happen? this is the slaughter of children in schools. and i think it was a hugely important speech. i think that part of what we need to do in this country is really reframe what we're talking about here. . >> yes. . >> and we have been talking about this throughout the b nig. this is about public safety. let's not kid ourselves it's anything different than that.an it's about enforcements of laws that we already have on the book
and ezran levin, of in tkweusable. good to see you both. kris, let me start with you. what the speech enough tonight? was it enough, dare i ask, to address this national emergency? >>l i think president biden ju speech of a lifetime, to be honest. b and it's one that he has prepared for for many years. first of all, he really acknowledged the huge emotional toll this kind of mass shooting is taking on the national populus all across the country. he was with the families.e he shared the...
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joining me now, jake levine, he served as an energy and climate aid to president obama. jake, always good to see you, sporting a beard at home now i guess. tell me about some of the rollbacks that we are seeing and what that means for once we're out of this mess. >> sure. just to put this in perspective, i think by "the new york times" count we're now at nearly 100 environmental rollbacks that this administration has overseen, but the last month may very well have been the most consequential in all three years of this administration. against the backdrop of a respiratory disease that has gripped this nation and caused a global economy to shut down, we are now seeing regulatory rollbacks from epa that bear on that direct type of air pollution that could actually be exacerbating outcomes from coronavirus. so you put up on the screen some headlines around recently finalized car rule rollback which had been projected to save thousands of lives from reduced pollutants like soot and smog. last week the administration rolled back its mercury and air toxic regulation which was p
joining me now, jake levine, he served as an energy and climate aid to president obama. jake, always good to see you, sporting a beard at home now i guess. tell me about some of the rollbacks that we are seeing and what that means for once we're out of this mess. >> sure. just to put this in perspective, i think by "the new york times" count we're now at nearly 100 environmental rollbacks that this administration has overseen, but the last month may very well have been the most...
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rachel levine. president biden's nominee for assistant secretary of health. she would become the first openly federal official confirm. she offered to educate the self-certified eye doctor. >> dr. levine you have supported miner to be given hormone blockers to avoid going through puberty. like surgical mutilation, it can alter and prevent secondary characteristics. do you believe that minors are capable of making such a life changing decision as changing one's sex. >> traens gender medicine is complex and nuanceed field and standards of care. i look forward to working with you and your office and coming to your office and discussing the particulars of the standards of care for transgender medicine. >> don't let rand operate down. insulting your fellow human who is trans is a republican requirement and that makes rand paul the absolute worst. on a positive note the equality act passed the house and on its way to the senate where it will need ten republican votes to wind up on president biden's desk. we can have 40 plus republicans in the running for the absolu
rachel levine. president biden's nominee for assistant secretary of health. she would become the first openly federal official confirm. she offered to educate the self-certified eye doctor. >> dr. levine you have supported miner to be given hormone blockers to avoid going through puberty. like surgical mutilation, it can alter and prevent secondary characteristics. do you believe that minors are capable of making such a life changing decision as changing one's sex. >> traens gender...
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carl levin was 87 years old. our condolences to his family. he was a great man. and that does it for andrea mitchell reports. have a great safe weekend. chuck todd is up next with "mtp daily" mt "p daily" the previous owners lefta hurry, so the house comes with everything you see. follow me. ♪ (realtor) so, any questions? (wife) we'll take it! (realtor) great. (vo) it will haunt your senses. the heart-pounding audi suv family. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. we did it again. verizon has been named america's most reliable network by rootmetrics. and our customers rated us #1 for network quality in america according to j.d. power. most awarded for network quality, 27 times in a row. proving once again that nobody builds networks like verizon. that's why we're building 5g right, that's why there's only one best network. so then i said to him, you oughta customize your car insurance with liberty mutual, so you only pay for what you need. hot dog or... chicken? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ before nexium 24
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rachel levine, the first out transgender person confirmed by the united states' senate to her position. principle deputy white house press secretary jean pierre. pealy toby ar. ned price, and also the senior adviser to the white house for lgbt engagement, reggie greer all talking about their journeys to coming out. and then here's this one special thing that's going to come up within the special. there are 50 -- 50 out lgbt members of the administration who show up on a zoom wall at the end. and really when you see it, just the fact that in 1953 president eisenhower signed an executive order purging gay men and lesbians from the federal government. and here you have tonight you are going to see with your own ice 56 out lgbt members on a president's administration on national television. it is true -- i don't know about you, but i think it is going to be truly special and historic. >> it is special, historic. the irony, the dichotomy of this happening and you have across the country still people trying to restrict the rights of the lgbt community and the fight that is still ahead for th
rachel levine, the first out transgender person confirmed by the united states' senate to her position. principle deputy white house press secretary jean pierre. pealy toby ar. ned price, and also the senior adviser to the white house for lgbt engagement, reggie greer all talking about their journeys to coming out. and then here's this one special thing that's going to come up within the special. there are 50 -- 50 out lgbt members of the administration who show up on a zoom wall at the end....
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. >> and now we're joined by dave levine thaul, editor at large for the center of public integrity which did sue the administration. what more do you need? >> we didn't get much from the sense as you saw there in the clip but the documents we did get about 470 pages worth of them were heavily redacted. and many of the conversations happening between the members of the department of defense and the white house office of management and budget, conversations could have been tantamount to some very interesting stuff directly related to the ukraine situation. we just don't have access, too. we went back to court to effectively tell the judge we've got to keep working at this. >> are the democrats also using their congressional subpoenas to try and get the same stuff? >> yeah, indeed. i have these documents have been released without the redactions. we may have had more information than even congressional investigators had had. >> folks may have heard the white house finally put out on alternative explanation why the money was frozen and said it wasn't to get the bidens, but for legitimate for
. >> and now we're joined by dave levine thaul, editor at large for the center of public integrity which did sue the administration. what more do you need? >> we didn't get much from the sense as you saw there in the clip but the documents we did get about 470 pages worth of them were heavily redacted. and many of the conversations happening between the members of the department of defense and the white house office of management and budget, conversations could have been tantamount...
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you go congressman zan did he r levin and his yucker brother, carl levin. sander chaired it back in 1995. congratulations to today's winner, mitchell brevard. if you have a political question for us, e-mail us. hungry for the best? it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. eb's. the only eggs that make better taste and better nutrition... easy. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. better eggs. i gotta go deposit a check, transfer some money. so it's your uncle's turn. what? wait, wait, wait... no, no, no, wait, wait. (baby crying) so you can deposit a check... with the touch of a finger. so you can arrange a transfer in the blink of an eye. so you can help make a bond... i got it. that lasts a lifetime. the chase mobile app. so you can. want to save on electricity? don't use it. live like they did long ago. or just turn off the lights when you leave a room. you can conserve
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levin says he does hope to schedule a vote as soon as possible. hings. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ >>> to politics now with actress ashley judd is fighting back after karl rove's group launched this ad. >> ashley judd, an obama following radical hollywood liberal who is right at home here in tennessee. >> judd is considering running for the senate against senator mitch mcconnell. a statement from her publicist says ashley thanks senator mccandm mcconnell, karl rove, and their negative allies for all the attention as she considers her future political plans. >> if she wants to get on a plane and come here to new jersey and ask me if she wants to examine me and review my medical history, i'll have a conversation with her about that. until that time she should shut up. >> and jeb bush's bid to buy the miam
levin says he does hope to schedule a vote as soon as possible. hings. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ >>> to politics now with actress ashley judd is fighting back after karl rove's group launched this ad. >>...
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>> ezra levin, co-executive director of indefensive itsible. we've always put safety first. ♪ ♪ and we always will. ♪ ♪ for people. ♪ ♪ for the future. ♪ ♪ and there has never been a summer when it's mattered more. wherever you go, summer safely. get 0% apr financing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. mornings were made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis. when considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz a pill for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis when methotrexate has not helped enough. xeljanz can reduce pain, swelling, and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections. before and during treatment, your doctor should check for infections like tb and do blood tests. tell your doctor if you've had hepatitis b or c, have flu-like symptoms, or are prone to infections. serious, sometimes fatal infections, cancers including lymphoma, and blood clots have happened. taking a higher than recommended dose of xeljanz for r
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mark levine and russ limbaugh have suspended their accounts and a vast number have joined them. and it's been made clear there will be no monitoring of parler. how will this splintering occur? will it be the fringe leaving the rest of society, or will they take a larger swath of conservative society with them? that's the next key information concern that we have to have on social media when it comes to banning or not banning various actives. >> for some people that's a first amendment issue. for some it's a censorship issue. the larger political issue may be to your point. what happens when we start disengaging, the splinter becomes full? how do we solve this problem where we're not going into our corners but we're having some sort of productive conversation that's not steered by conspiracy theory? >> i'm appreciative of books like "zuck." my book likes to take off where those books and movies leave off, which is, what can we do? we have to address the major issues before us, privacy, election integrity, the spread of misinformation, competition in society, and we have to do thi
mark levine and russ limbaugh have suspended their accounts and a vast number have joined them. and it's been made clear there will be no monitoring of parler. how will this splintering occur? will it be the fringe leaving the rest of society, or will they take a larger swath of conservative society with them? that's the next key information concern that we have to have on social media when it comes to banning or not banning various actives. >> for some people that's a first amendment...
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levine. we did not hear back from him today. now, hastert is due in court in person next week, on june 9th, at 2:00 p.m. central time/3:00 p.m. eastern time. joining us now is lynn sweet, the washington bureau chief for "the chicago sun-times." lynn thanks for taking a few minutes. so this is one of these stories, you can see, over last week, it has slowly grown. where you had this very mysterious indictment. then you had some reporting about who individual "a" or the nature of the relationship with individual "a" might be. now we have somebody else coming forward and saying, hey, here's somebody else, by name. how big do you think this could get? how expansive do you think this could get? >> well, right now, there's even a third person who you haven't mentioned yet, that was interviewed by the fbi. the "chicago sun-times" and other news outlets reported this last week, so now there are three. and one of whom has been identified. so, i don't want to speculate in terms of if other people will come forward. i think you have plenty
levine. we did not hear back from him today. now, hastert is due in court in person next week, on june 9th, at 2:00 p.m. central time/3:00 p.m. eastern time. joining us now is lynn sweet, the washington bureau chief for "the chicago sun-times." lynn thanks for taking a few minutes. so this is one of these stories, you can see, over last week, it has slowly grown. where you had this very mysterious indictment. then you had some reporting about who individual "a" or the nature...
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>> ezra levin, co-executive direct over of indivisible. thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. it's good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> all right. we'll be right back. stay with us. for people living with h-i-v, keep being you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in certain adults. it's not a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to and stay undetectable. that's when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. research shows people who take h-i-v treatment every day and get to and stay undetectable can no longer transmit h-i-v through sex. serious side effects can occur, including kidney problems and kidney failure. rare, life-threatening side effects include a buildup of lactic acid and liver problems. do not take biktarvy if you take dofetilide or rifampin. tell your doctor about all the medicines and supplements you take, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney or liver problems,
>> ezra levin, co-executive direct over of indivisible. thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. it's good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> all right. we'll be right back. stay with us. for people living with h-i-v, keep being you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in certain adults. it's not a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to and stay undetectable. that's...
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anna squires levine from born free. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you, joy. >> all right. and for more information on the campaign you can go to born free's website at bornfreeafrica.org or link to it through our site at msnbc.com/hardball. we'll be back after this. [ male announcer ] meet jill. she thought she'd feel better after seeing her doctor. and she might have if not for kari, the identity thief who stole jill's social security number to open credit cards, destroying jill's credit and her dream of retirement. every year, millions of americans just like you learn that a little personal information in the wrong hands could wreak havoc on your life. this is identity theft. and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock offers the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. if jill had lifelock's protection, she may have been notified before it was too late. lifelock's credit notification service is on the job 24/7. as soon as they detect a threat to your identity within their netwo
anna squires levine from born free. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you, joy. >> all right. and for more information on the campaign you can go to born free's website at bornfreeafrica.org or link to it through our site at msnbc.com/hardball. we'll be back after this. [ male announcer ] meet jill. she thought she'd feel better after seeing her doctor. and she might have if not for kari, the identity thief who stole jill's social security number to open credit cards,...
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ted cruz, mark levine's radio show. >> you know it should have been the senate republicans that rhode like the calvary to support the courageous stand house republicans were taking. instead they became the air force bombing our own troops, bombing house republicans, bombing conservatives. and you can't win when one half of congress turns its cannons on the other half. >> steve, he loves military imagery being one of the many members of congress never would dream of being in the military himself. he is saying the senate republicans were bombing our own troops. his language is getting more inflammatory. >> the game that ted cruz plays. this is why, for everything you heard from mitch mcconnell, you heard from republicans, like mitch mcconnell, in the last 24 to 48 hours. we are not going to go down the road. i am skeptical. i have my doubts. the game ted cruz plays. takes obama care and takes the shut down. we have to force the shutdown. over obama care. what's coming from the other side. what plays into cruz's hand. from the rest of the republicans who don't want to do that. they're no
ted cruz, mark levine's radio show. >> you know it should have been the senate republicans that rhode like the calvary to support the courageous stand house republicans were taking. instead they became the air force bombing our own troops, bombing house republicans, bombing conservatives. and you can't win when one half of congress turns its cannons on the other half. >> steve, he loves military imagery being one of the many members of congress never would dream of being in the...
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joining us now is our friend ezra levin. he's the co-founder of the activist group indivisible, which has lately been lobbying to try to make this bill as progressive as possible. they've been lobbying for the bill to put more money into the pockets of the most struggling americans. ezra, it's nice to see you. thank you so much for being here. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> so four years ago, you and i were having long, very thought-provoking conversations on television about what democrats would do strategically in congress in the trump era and how they would basically try to hold on to as much -- hold on to as many of their principles as possibility but also hold the line in terms of policy negotiations in a way that was the most strategically sound way to approach it. tell me how you are thinking about democrats right now as we head toward the biden era, while they're working on something really concrete like this covid bill. >> right. so this is the last gasp of the trump era, right? this is what we're experiencing
joining us now is our friend ezra levin. he's the co-founder of the activist group indivisible, which has lately been lobbying to try to make this bill as progressive as possible. they've been lobbying for the bill to put more money into the pockets of the most struggling americans. ezra, it's nice to see you. thank you so much for being here. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> so four years ago, you and i were having long, very thought-provoking conversations on television about...
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joining us now is ezra levin, co-executive director of indivisible. thanks for being here tonight. >> great to be here tonight. >> so we've been talking tonight with a couple of democratic senators and others about what tactics are available to the democrats to try to stop trump from putting a nominee on the court before the election. those are washington-centric questions. should we see this as a washington-centric fight, or is this one of those fights that's going to happen all over the country? >> yeah, the sad fact of the matter is that mitch mcconnell and the republicans have the power to appoint a new justice, to confirm a new justice. they can indeed do that. but remember as you just covered, they had the power back in 2017 to repeal the affordable care act. the reason why they didn't do that was because people showed up like you said. all throughout the country to tell their individual senators, represent me. that's what's got to happen right now. look, there have been 200,000 deaths from covid, and mitch mcconnell now, after doing nothing for
joining us now is ezra levin, co-executive director of indivisible. thanks for being here tonight. >> great to be here tonight. >> so we've been talking tonight with a couple of democratic senators and others about what tactics are available to the democrats to try to stop trump from putting a nominee on the court before the election. those are washington-centric questions. should we see this as a washington-centric fight, or is this one of those fights that's going to happen all...
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the nick congressman sandy levin of michigan joins us. he's the ranking member on the ways and means committee. we've heard the president, we've heard mitch mcconnell, there any pressure that senate or house democrats can exert in this debate, or do you have to sit on your hands and wait to see what happens? >> the last thing we're doing is sitting on our hands. we're speak out. i was at home yesterday and talked about this issue. you know, i was reading a story from michigan about a michigan vet, a marine veteran who has been looking for work, who has had just odd jobs since '08, and he ended up afterwards saying he has to move out of his apartment. it's really touch-and-go. and the republicans in the house are out of touch, and we're speaking up, and insisting that we come back here and pass the bipartisan bill that passed the senate. for the lives of people, it's inexcusable, and we're speaking out on that. >> congressman, i want to ask you, the main pushback from house republicans is that two months doesn't provide any certainty for s
the nick congressman sandy levin of michigan joins us. he's the ranking member on the ways and means committee. we've heard the president, we've heard mitch mcconnell, there any pressure that senate or house democrats can exert in this debate, or do you have to sit on your hands and wait to see what happens? >> the last thing we're doing is sitting on our hands. we're speak out. i was at home yesterday and talked about this issue. you know, i was reading a story from michigan about a...
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we can get it done if we do it together. >> congressman mike levin gets the last word. thank you very much for joining us tonight. "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts right now. >>> well, good evening. once again. day 135 of the biden administration. the president fighting for a win in congress that could set the stage for legislation that could transform our country and cement his legacy, but getting there is something else entirely. his covid relief act, remember, passed with just democratic votes but now he's working overtime to get senate republicans to sign on to his infrastructure and jobs bill. but the man who appears to hold the key to all of this is a democrat from a state donald trump carried by almost 40 points, west virginia senator joe manchin. in a 50/50 senate, his vote means everything and he wants biden to keep talking with those republicans. >> if this negotiation falls apart tomorrow and the president calls you and says, it's time for democrats to go it alone, are you ready? >> i don't think this is going to fall apart. >> democrats go alone? >
we can get it done if we do it together. >> congressman mike levin gets the last word. thank you very much for joining us tonight. "the 11th hour with brian williams" starts right now. >>> well, good evening. once again. day 135 of the biden administration. the president fighting for a win in congress that could set the stage for legislation that could transform our country and cement his legacy, but getting there is something else entirely. his covid relief act,...
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carl levin from michigan who voted against it, spoke out a against about the dangers. look, this makes it a majority rule chamber whether you like it or not. i think reid felt as though he was out of options. he thought that the blockading, particular particularly the blockading, the republicans didn't like things like the consumer product safety board. not that they didn't think the people being nominated were a good or at least sort of an adequate fit there. they didn't like the idea of it. i think you heard harry reid say that. look, you don't have to like the laws but you have to acknowledge them. so i think he had reached the breaking point and we saw the vote today. remarkable day. >> joining us now is chuck todd in the briefing room. we can see you, chuck, in the wide shot as we wait for the president to come in. what is the president likely to say because this does mean that if the democrats are going to lose in the midterms, pay back is going to be very sweet for mitch mcconnell. majority will rule. >> i mean, that's clearly the threat that the republicans are
carl levin from michigan who voted against it, spoke out a against about the dangers. look, this makes it a majority rule chamber whether you like it or not. i think reid felt as though he was out of options. he thought that the blockading, particular particularly the blockading, the republicans didn't like things like the consumer product safety board. not that they didn't think the people being nominated were a good or at least sort of an adequate fit there. they didn't like the idea of it. i...
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joining us now, neera tanden, president of the center for american progress, and ezra levin, co-executive director of the indivisible project. neera, you worked on the affordable care act in the obama administration. what do you make of the president's new strategy announced three minutes ago that, forget about trying to provide any sorts of guarantees of any kinds of health insurance in america. just repeal obamacare completely, and then invite the democrats to join you in an effort to put something else there. >> yeah, i think this might be plan d, e, or f for donald trump. you know, i think the real problem for him is that he does not have a vision of health care for americans. he can't talk about this issue. he can't discuss it in detail. he's been unable to persuade the american people or the senate or house members on his legislation. so i think this kind of statement in which, after he's attacked democrats day in and day out, is just like another ludicrous explanation for what's happened here, for a defeat in which he could not get the members of his own party to support a bill bec
joining us now, neera tanden, president of the center for american progress, and ezra levin, co-executive director of the indivisible project. neera, you worked on the affordable care act in the obama administration. what do you make of the president's new strategy announced three minutes ago that, forget about trying to provide any sorts of guarantees of any kinds of health insurance in america. just repeal obamacare completely, and then invite the democrats to join you in an effort to put...